Container structure



Aug- 13, l935 l M. c. I YDDANE 2,010,923

' CONTAINER STRUCTURE Filed DGO. 20, 1955 {gjhlxl w 1 F? 'f 14.13 3 'umHHM -lllmw/ 1M, j@ 2;@ *M4 jef j; im

INVENTOR- i theiormationiof the containers'tructurefrom ai Patented Ang.13, 1935' i, ffatioza PATENT n OFFICE Mortimer Yonkers; N."Y.,` assignor to i l LeatherN rgduotsdCwprporatiomdNeW Yorlg, N. Y.,

fe eerarvefeiieeoilew York n'ppiieatienDeeember-eo,1933,'serial-m.'103,206I Y 1?'11 sciame; et abi-2M i for its 4generalobject -andpurpose to simplify and improve the construction of the icase or corrt'ainer- Y disclosed Ainl A Patent No. i 135039841," issuedMy e inventon is essentially Acharacterized e' by single Nmetal sheet,v`providingi af main comparte t ment -andsupplementalcompartments exteriorcorporated inthe subjoined 4claim to said-main compartment andcompletely segre-l gated therefromw i i Another object of`the"inventionresides in the provision of a supplementalcompartmenthavingf its wall joined along 4oneied'g'e thereofy to anIendwall of the main compartment at the open side ofthe latter,` anornamental cover-sheet" extending` over'thefw'all of said!supplemental`compertinent,L and meansl integrally formed onanotherlfedge'l ofthe`wallof the 'flatter' com-I partment for mechanically interlocking`- ethe same withgsaid end l'Wall fot-themairrcompartf ment and one end offsaid cover slietjt'retain the latter under" 1tension in its` applied"position, yA further object `jis` A to provide -a ff'sasefof'Acontaineribody-having `side and end Walls- :withfarmsj or extensions-ntegral Yfiv'ith oneofsaid` wa1ls, extending inwardly4 along* adjacent'vvallsfof said badiI j'and permanentlysecuredfthereto; said; armsproviding supporting means -for` a door or 'closure The'lpresentini/entilprovx'desan article of" this kindA whichcanf 'be vfabricated at low'costi and advantageously utilized as a vanityfcase andV` for variousanalogous purposes;

yWitli the above and other objects iin invention consists in theimproved container;

striicture'- and in the form," construction' and'` rela-j tivegarrangement o; fits several rparts.` asV Will hereafter be morefullydescribed;illustratedin;

theaccompanyin'g drawing, and subse ue inthejdratving `wherein 1 haveeral simple and lpractical embodirn liresilelvieiil,and ,iii rhkhisimilerafa erence charactersfdesignate corresvpnd g` arts thvrehil theSeveral. viewer:

l 'Ihisainvention `relates tov containers 'andihasf View, the? Fig; 2isnaktransverse sectionj tairengonrthe line t rige 3 Vis a fragmentaryheriztieennteieen,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view i the sheet metal blank, and Y j Fig'.5 isf-a, fragmentary longitudinalsection illustratinga slightly in'odiedconstruction. e

Referring in detail to the drawing, the body of the container orcaseisformed from a single slieet'nital blankfdie cut or stamped as seenin Fig. 4,5 to'providea bottom-Wall 5, side walls and-"end-tvallsA 1.These walls `form the main elongated rectangular compartment 8 of thecontainer. I i e The-end walls 1 integrally connect the botton'iwall 5with the longitudinal extensions 9, projecting from said end Walls,`exteriorly of the maincompartmentat the-open side of the latter. Theseextensions are bent to extend inwardly-in the vplane ofthe bottom Wall5fan`d form Vsupplernental compartmentsv I0 at each end of'thecontainenThe `end portions Il of said extensionsarebent to extend at right anglesto lsaid bottomwall and lin close contact with the o uterffaces of theend walls 1.

lThe outer surfaces of the bottomwall 5 of the mainfcorripartment andthe walls of the `supple- -x'nental compartments are covered by aflexible sheet of ornamental'materialtlz, the ends of which are extendedinwardly upon the winner faces of the end Walls 1.

' It is an importantf feature of my invention to provide'sm'pleand-easily appliedimeans for rnechanically securing orinterlocking the ends of this ornamental sheet and the end portions Ilof the walls ofthe supplementalcompartments tothe walls 1 ofthe maincompartment of the container. 4To this end I provide the walls 1, neareach end th`ereof,withA spaced `apertures i3,v to receive the bendableytongues I4, integrally formed Withthe portions Il ofthe extensions 9.After' these extensions have. been bent to form thelsupplem'entalcompartments, the tongues are projected inwardly through'the respectiveapere tures I3."V Sideeplates l5, having narrow mareA the compartments 8and I0, .between theflanges i I6, and the inwardly extended ends of thiscover are pierced by one of the tongues I4 in each pair near the openside of the compartment 8. The ends of these tongues are then bentinwardly and tightly clinched upon the cover material. The ends of theother tongues I4, near the botto-m wall 5, are then bent outwardly andtightly clinched against the inner faces of the end Walls '1. In thismanner the ends II of the compartment walls 9 are rigidly fixed to theend walls of the main compartment and the exible cover I2 also securelyheld under tension in its applied position. Thus I am enabled toeliminate the additional frame within the main compartment, as shown inthe Zell patent, yand thereby secure greater useful capacity of saidcompartment Without increasing the case dimensions.

One of the end walls 'I is provided at its opposite ends with theintegral arms or extensions I'I, bent at right angles to said wall toextend inwardlyalonguthe opposite side walls Iuof the case body. Thesearms are preferably welded or otherwise permanently secured to the wallsE and have theirends oiset, as at I8, and apertured to receive the endsof the hinge rod I9 for the door or closure 2li.

This door and the latch-*means 2| therefor, which is housed in one ofthe supplemental compartments I0, may be of the same construction asthat disclosed in the issued patent above referred to. When the deviceis used as a vanity case, alip stick may be removably contained in theother supplemental compartment IIJ, `while other cosmetics are suitablyarranged and con- .e fined in the main compartment 8.

In Fig. 5 of the drawing I have illustrated a slight modication whereineach of the supplementaLcOmpartments IIJ is formed from a separate metalsheet 9', one end portion I I of which isengaged with the wall] ofcompartment 8, while the otherv end thereof is formed with a narrow ange22. The upper end of the wall I is anged outwardly, as at 23, the edgeof said flange being bent to provide a continuous upwardlyV openingchannel 24 which receives the ange 22, and upon which the Walls of saidchannel are tightly clinched. The part II is provided with bendabletongues `for securing the same, together with the end of the flexiblecovering sheet, to the wall v'I in the manner previously described.

From the above description, considered in con-` nection with theaccompanying drawing, it will befseen that I havedevised acase orcontainer structure which can be fabricated at very low c'ost andutilized for many different purposes. While I have shown a case having ageneral contour simulating that of the conventional Kodak camera, asinthe issued patent, it will be understood that this is not material,and the walls of the compartmentsl may be otherwise shaped or formed. iAlsofthe 'case structure may be produced in v-various sizes, with thecompartments 8- and IB of other relative proportions'than that indicatedinthe drawing.

' Therefore, while I have herein disclosed a preferred practical.embodiment of my invention', itl

willbe understood`4 that the essential features thereof may'also beincorporated in other alterf nativestructural forms. Accordingly Ireserve the privilege of resorting to such legitimate modications of theform, construction and relative arrangement of the various elements Vasmay be fairly considered within the spirit and scope of theappendedclaims. l

What I claim is:

1. A container comprising a sheet metal body plate having side and endwalls forming a main compartment, and a longitudinally projecting walljoined to each of said end walls at the open side of said compartment,bent to form an end compartment externally of said main compartment andsecured at its free end to said end wall of the latter compartment.

2. A container comprising a sheet metal body plate having side and endWalls forming a main compartment, and a longitudinally projecting Walljoined to each of said end walls at the open side of said compartment,bent to form an end compartment externally of said main compartment,said end wall of the main compartment and the free end of saidprojecting wall having coacting means for securing the latter in xedrelation to said end wall.

3. A container comprising a sheet metal body plate bent to providebottom, side and end walls formingv a main compartment, and alongitudinal extension integral with each of said end wallsA at the openside of said compartment forming a return bend, secured at its free endto the outerA face of the end wall of the main compartment, to therebyprovide an end compartment externally of said main compartment. Y

4. A container of the character described comprising a single blank ofsheet metal, having parts thereof bent to provide a main compartment anda supplemental compartment at each end of said main compartment, aexible sheet of ornamental material covering the external surfaces ofsaid compartments, and means integrally formed with said blank, securingadjacent walls of the main and supplemental compartments in xed relationand also coacting with saidexible material to retain the latter undertension in its applied position.

5. A container comprising a sheet rmetal body plate bent toprovidebottom, side and end walls forming a main compartment, and alongitudinal extension integral with each of said end walls at the openside of said compartment forming a return bend to provide an endcompartment externally of said main compartment, an ornamental sheetcoveringthe walls of said end compartments and the bottom wall of saidmain compartment, and a common means securing the free end of each ofsaid return bends and one end of said covering sheet to one of said endwalls of the main compartment.

6. A container comprising .a'sheet metal body plate bent to providebottom, side and end walls forming a main compartment, a separate endcompartment exteriorly of said main compartment having a sheet metalbody Wallconnected at one of its ends to one of the end walls of themain compartment, the other end of said wall of the end compartmentextending upon the outer face of said endv wall of the main compart`ment, an ornamental sheet covering said wall of the end compartment andextending upon the inner face of said end Wall of the main compart-Vment, and a common means securing said end of the covering sheet and thelatter end of the wall of the end compartment to the wall of the maincompartment.

` '7. A container having a body formed from a sheet metal blank, havingparts relativelyA bent tov provide bottom, side and end walls vforming amain compartment, one of the end walls havingY an outwardly extendinglflange continuous along the edge thereof at the open side of saidconi-f end edge thereof` confined in said channel, and Y means on theopposite end edge ofY said metal sheet for interlocking the same withthe end wall of said main compartment.

8. A container comprising a body of sheet mapartment open at one side;and a laterally projecting Wall joined to one of said marginal Walls atthe open side of said main compartment, bent to form a supplementalcompartment externally of said main compartment andhaving its free endangularly bent and extended in parallel relation to said marginal Wallof the latter compartment and secured to the outer face thereof.

\ MORTIMER C. LYDDANE.

f terial having marginal walls forming a. main com-

